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  1. Patterns and predictors of 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys: treatment in the context of perceived need

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  2. The case for eliminating excessive worry as a requirement for generalized anxiety disorder: a cross-national investigation

    Article • Psychological Medicine, September 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  3. Factors associated with satisfaction and perceived helpfulness of mental healthcare: a World Mental Health Surveys report

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  4. Proof‐of‐concept of a data‐driven approach to estimate the associations of comorbid mental and physical disorders with global health‐related disability

    Article • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, December 2023, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  5. Age of onset and cumulative risk of mental disorders: a cross-national analysis of population surveys from 29 countries

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, September 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  6. Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • World Psychiatry, May 2022, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  7. Perceived helpfulness of treatment for social anxiety disorder: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  8. Perceived helpfulness of service sectors used for mental and substance use disorders: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  9. Antidepressant use in low- middle- and high-income countries: a World Mental Health Surveys report

    Article • Psychological Medicine, September 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  10. Perceived helpfulness of treatment for generalized anxiety disorder: a World Mental Health Surveys report

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  11. Perceived helpfulness of treatment for specific phobia: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, June 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  12. Previous disorders and depression outcomes in individuals with 12-month major depressive disorder in the World Mental Health surveys

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, January 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  13. Transdiagnostic development of internalizing psychopathology throughout the life course up to age 45: a World Mental Health Surveys report

    Article • Psychological Medicine, November 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  14. Findings From World Mental Health Surveys of the Perceived Helpfulness of Treatment for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, August 2020, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  15. Corrigendum to “The epidemiology of alcohol use disorders cross-nationally: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys” [Addict. Behav. 102 (2020) 106128]

    Article • Addictive Behaviors, July 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  16. Patterns of care and dropout rates from outpatient mental healthcare in low-, middle- and high-income countries from the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Survey Initiative

    Article • Psychological Medicine, April 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  17. The epidemiology of alcohol use disorders cross-nationally: Findings from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Addictive Behaviors, March 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  18. Comorbidity within mental disorders: a comprehensive analysis based on 145 990 survey respondents from 27 countries

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  19. Intermittent explosive disorder subtypes in the general population: association with comorbidity, impairment and suicidality

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  20. The epidemiology of drug use disorders cross-nationally: Findings from the WHO’s World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • International Journal of Drug Policy, September 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  21. Association of Cohort and Individual Substance Use With Risk of Transitioning to Drug Use, Drug Use Disorder, and Remission From Disorder

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, July 2019, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  22. Child and adolescent psychiatry training and services in the Middle East region: a current status assessment

    Article • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Moiz Bakhiet , Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  23. Cross‐national patterns of substance use disorder treatment and associations with mental disorder comorbidity in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Addiction, June 2019, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  24. Childhood generalized specific phobia as an early marker of internalizing psychopathology across the lifespan: results from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • BMC Medicine, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  25. Pre-marital predictors of marital violence in the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  26. A comparison of DSM ‐5 and DSM ‐IV agoraphobia in the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, February 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  27. Concordance between the diagnostic guidelines for alcohol and cannabis use disorders in the draft ICD‐11 and other classification systems: analysis of data from the WHO's World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Addiction, December 2018, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  28. The association between psychotic experiences and health-related quality of life: a cross-national analysis based on World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, November 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  29. Psychotic experiences and general medical conditions: a cross-national analysis based on 28 002 respondents from 16 countries in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, February 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  30. The associations between psychotic experiences and substance use and substance use disorders: findings from the World Health Organization World Mental Health surveys

    Article • Addiction, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  31. Psychotic experiences and religiosity: data from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  32. Treatment gap for anxiety disorders is global: Results of the World Mental Health Surveys in 21 countries

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  33. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among college students and same-aged peers: results from the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  34. Previous Mental Disorders and Subsequent Onset of Chronic Back or Neck Pain: Findings From 19 Countries

    Article • Journal of Pain, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  35. The prevalence of depression in primary health care centers in Iraq

    Article • Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, January 2018, Diva Enterprises Private Limited

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  36. Complementary and alternative medicine contacts by persons with mental disorders in 25 countries: results from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, December 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  37. Trauma and psychotic experiences: transnational data from the World Mental Health Survey

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, December 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  38. Socio-economic variations in the mental health treatment gap for people with anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders: results from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, November 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  39. Civilians in World War II and DSM-IV mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  40. Association Between Psychotic Experiences and Subsequent Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, November 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  41. Estimating treatment coverage for people with substance use disorders: an analysis of data from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • World Psychiatry, September 2017, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  42. The cross-national epidemiology of social anxiety disorder: Data from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative

    Article • BMC Medicine, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  43. The association between psychotic experiences and disability: results from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, May 2017, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  44. Cross-sectional Comparison of the Epidemiology of DSM-5 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Across the Globe

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, May 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  45. Fear and distress disorders as predictors of heart disease: A temporal perspective

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, May 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  46. Posttraumatic stress disorder in the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, April 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  47. Association of DSM-IV Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Traumatic Experience Type and History in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, March 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  48. The cross-national epidemiology of specific phobia in the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, February 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Klaas J Wardenaar, Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  49. Substance dependence among those without symptoms of substance abuse in the World Mental Health Survey

    Article • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, February 2017, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  50. Undertreatment of people with major depressive disorder in 21 countries

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, February 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  51. The association between childhood adversities and subsequent first onset of psychotic experiences: a cross-national analysis of 23 998 respondents from 17 countries

    Article • Psychological Medicine, January 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  52. The descriptive epidemiology of DSM-IV Adult ADHD in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  53. The role of religious advisors in mental health care in the World Mental Health surveys

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  54. Cross-national epidemiology of panic disorder and panic attacks in the world mental health surveys

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, October 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  55. The Bidirectional Associations Between Psychotic Experiences and DSM-IV Mental Disorders

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, October 2016, American Psychiatric Association

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  56. The cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV intermittent explosive disorder

    Article • Psychological Medicine, August 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Kate Scott, Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  57. Mental disorders among college students in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, August 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  58. A Cross-National Examination of Differences in Classification of Lifetime Alcohol Use Disorder Between DSM-IV and DSM-5: Findings from the World Mental Health Survey

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Tim Slade, Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  59. Age of Onset and Lifetime Projected Risk of Psychotic Experiences: Cross-National Data From the World Mental Health Survey

    Article • Schizophrenia Bulletin, April 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  60. Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and subsequent onset of arthritis

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  61. Association of Mental Disorders With Subsequent Chronic Physical Conditions

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, February 2016, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  62. Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and subsequent COPD diagnosis

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  63. The Epidemiology of Major Depressive Episode in the Iraqi General Population

    Article • PLOS One, July 2015, PLOS

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  64. Psychotic Experiences in the General Population

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, July 2015, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  65. Corrigendum to associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and subsequent self-reported diagnosis of cancer. J Psychosom Res 76 (2014) 207–212

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, April 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  66. Anxious and non-anxious major depressive disorder in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, February 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  67. Proportion of patients without mental disorders being treated in mental health services worldwide

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, February 2015, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  68. Association between mental disorders and subsequent adult onset asthma

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  69. Associations Between Subjective Social Status andDSM-IVMental Disorders

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, December 2014, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  70. The role of common mental and physical disorders in days out of role in the Iraqi general population: Results from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  71. Erratum to: Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and diabetes mellitus: a role for impulse control disorders and depression

    Article • Diabetologia, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  72. Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and subsequent self-reported diagnosis of cancer

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  73. Associations between mental disorders and subsequent onset of hypertension

    Article • General Hospital Psychiatry, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  74. Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and diabetes mellitus: a role for impulse control disorders and depression

    Article • Diabetologia, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  75. Why medical students choose psychiatry - a 20 country cross-sectional survey

    Article • BMC Medical Education, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato, Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  76. MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER SUBTYPES TO PREDICT LONG-TERM COURSE

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, January 2014, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  77. Barriers to mental health treatment: results from the WHO World Mental Health surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, August 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  78. Family burden related to mental and physical disorders in the world: results from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, June 2013, FRACTAL EDITORA LTDA

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  79. Drop out from out-patient mental healthcare in the World Health Organization's World Menta Health Survey initiative

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, January 2013, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  80. Barriers to Mental Health Treatment Initiation and Continuation

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  81. Cross-national differences in the prevalence and correlates of burden among older family caregivers in the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, August 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  82. Role of common mental and physical disorders in partial disability around the world

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, June 2012, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  83. Parent psychopathology and offspring mental disorders: Results from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, April 2012, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  84. The prevalence and correlates of intermittent explosive disorder in Iraq

    Article • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  85. An updated global picture of cigarette smoking persistence among adults

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  86. Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, November 2010, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi

  87. Days out of role due to common physical and mental conditions: results from the WHO World Mental Health surveys

    Article • Molecular Psychiatry, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dr. Ali AlHamzawi